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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Officers from the Jacksonville FBI division on Thursday arrested a Florida man accused of the January 6 riot at the United States Capitol.
Adam Avery Honeycutt, 39, is charged with entering a restricted area without legal authority, which carries up to one year in prison plus fines, and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, which carries up to six months in prison and a $ 5,000 fine. , said Laura Taylor, a U.S. deputy attorney.
After Honeycutt, who works as bail in Northeast Florida and is also called “Bundy,” was arrested at his girlfriend’s home in Orange Park, he appeared Thursday afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Monte Richardson. in federal court in downtown Jacksonville. Honeycutt, 39, entered the court handcuffed. He seemed calm and passionate and even nodded at the News4Jax sketch.
Honeycutt said he understands the charges and penalties.
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Investigators said several confidential sources reported photos and videos Honeycutt posted on his Facebook page showing him at the Capitol during the riot. A photograph shows a gloved hand holding a broken piece of furniture with a sticker that reads “U.S. Senate Sergeant at Arms.” According to court documents, there is also a video recorded outside the Capitol where he said, “It’s about to come down!” Another video recorded inside the Capitol shows him, saying, “Well, he came in,” court documents show.
Honeycutt shook his head as the prosecutor read the allegations in court.
The prosecutor said that when FBI agents stormed the Clay County home Thursday morning, they confiscated four weapons. He noted that they were not properly insured and that there were three children in the house. Officers were also reported to have found accessories for marijuana and drugs, which is why the prosecutor said Honeycutt should not be released on bail.
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The raid was captured in a surveillance video, which shows federal agents away from home and what appears to be a woman and three children walking around the house.
“There were just a lot of vehicles in front, FBI agents, tactical equipment put on,” said a neighbor who wanted to remain anonymous. “I saw them let the kids go to go to school.”
Honeycutt’s attorney, Lee Lockett, said that prior to his client’s arrest, they agreed to surrender voluntarily if charges were filed. He said Honeycutt legally owned the firearms and had a hidden transportation permit. He said Honeycutt, which has an address listed as Punta Gorda, has many local ties, including three children and a father in the area and poses no flight risk. He asked for release from custody on Thursday.
Because Honeycutt did not undergo a drug test after his arrest, the judge wanted to wait to hold an arrest hearing, which was set for 11 a.m. Tuesday. Until then, Honeycutt will be in the custody of American Marshals.
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Lockett later told News4Jax that his client expects it to be resolved and cooperate.
When News4Jax went to Orange Park’s home Thursday evening to comment, no one responded. There was a mat on the front door that said, “Come back with an order.”
Honeycutt has three previous arrests charged with drug possession, domestic battery and breach of the peace, but was only found guilty of the latter charge.
He is at least the fourteenth person arrested in Florida in connection with the siege of the Capitol, according to a list of defendants in the Department of Justice of the District of Columbia federal court.
On Wednesday, Steve Maldonado, identified by FBI agents as inside the Capitol during the riot, was arrested at Orlando International Airport.
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Rachael Lynn Pert and Dana Joe Winn of Clay County were arrested Jan. 26 on charges related to the siege after Pert’s co-worker at a Middleburg convenience store recognized her in a flyer of images of intruders on the Capitol building and informed investigators, who also found videos on social media of her and Winn traveling to Washington, according to court records.
Brad Weeks, a former employee of the Baker County Sheriff’s Office, was arrested Jan. 21 by the FBI in connection with the riot. U.S. Capitol police confirmed photos show weeks inside the Capitol building.
A crowd opposing Democrat Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential election burst into the Capitol as members of Congress gathered to certify the results. Five people died as a result of the violence, including a Capitol police officer.
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Former President Donald Trump is on trial in the U.S. Senate this week after being charged in the U.S. House for the second time. House prosecutors say Trump, who faces a charge of “inciting insurrection,” encouraged a crowd of people to concentrate on heading to the Capitol and then did nothing to stop the violence.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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